Molecular Diagnosis as an Alternative for Public Health Surveillance of Leptospirosis in Colombia

Molecular Diagnosis as an Alternative for Public Health Surveillance of Leptospirosis in Colombia

Leptospirosis represents a public health problem in Colombia. However, the underreporting of the disease is an unfortunate reality, with a clear trend towards a decrease in cases since 2019, when the guidelines for its confirmatory diagnosis changed with the requirement of two paired samples. The pu...

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Main Authors: Margarita Arboleda, Mariana Mejía-Torres, Maritza Posada, Nicaela Restrepo, Paola Ríos-Tapias, Luis Alberto Rivera-Pedroza, David Calle, Miryan M. Sánchez-Jiménez, Katerine Marín, Piedad Agudelo-Flórez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
leptospirosis
diagnosis
PCR
Colombia
public health surveillance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/11/2759

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